All things Metallica

Rex wrote:

Totally off topic, but has anyone seen any mention of the design of the Death Magnetic packaging and how the grave cutout cuts into the lyrics and text on the pages? That seemed like bad planning.

I was noticing that the other day, actually...that is sorta strange...

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Rex wrote:

Totally off topic, but has anyone seen any mention of the design of the Death Magnetic packaging and how the grave cutout cuts into the lyrics and text on the pages? That seemed like bad planning.

I was noticing that the other day, actually...that is sorta strange...

I have the album sold in a jewel case and hated the design of the booklet due to cutout into the lyrics and credits, I am one of those geekesters who reads all that stuff

Anybody ever wondered how the cover art resembles a butt-hole and then consider the content of the cd ?

James B. wrote:

Anybody ever wondered how the cover art resembles a butt-hole and then consider the content of the cd ?

I always thought it resembled a vagina

VANISHER doing "Of Wolf And Man" on the forthcoming Tribunal Records covers album 'Tribunal 100: Cover To Cover':

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

VANISHER doing "Of Wolf And Man" on the forthcoming Tribunal Records covers album 'Tribunal 100: Cover To Cover':

Cool video. They do a pretty good job of it and the real kicker is all the clips from the various werewolf movies, a personal favorite of mine.

Yeah, it's one of my favorite covers from the release...Jonin's Faith No More cover is also really good...

Production wise Death Magnetic was too dry for my liking, sounded almost like a one-take recording, the exaggerated mids and thumpy bass didnt sound right to my ears

I'm really digging Beyond Magnetic...

I also like the simple, black & white, no booklet, $5 deal...

Interesting...



Hetfield and Gov't Mule? Word.

Eyesore wrote:

Interesting...



Hetfield and Gov't Mule? Word.

check out the DVD, The Deepest End (I believe that is the title) The Mule playing with alot of different bass players, including J. Newsted on some Sabbath.

Where did that come from? Is it a new recording just coming out or has it been floating around and just slipped under the radar?

James B. wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

Interesting...



Hetfield and Gov't Mule? Word.

check out the DVD, The Deepest End (I believe that is the title) The Mule playing with alot of different bass players, including J. Newsted on some Sabbath.

That's what these two albums are. After their bass player died, they wrote two albums' worth of material with a bunch of musicians he admired. Most guest musicians are bass players, though, so it was interesting hearing Hetfield, you know.

Eyesore wrote:

James B. wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

Interesting...



Hetfield and Gov't Mule? Word.

check out the DVD, The Deepest End (I believe that is the title) The Mule playing with alot of different bass players, including J. Newsted on some Sabbath.

That's what these two albums are. After their bass player died, they wrote two albums' worth of material with a bunch of musicians he admired. Most guest musicians are bass players, though, so it was interesting hearing Hetfield, you know.

I am a big fan of Mule drummer Matt Apts. So I like to watch him play, thus watching the DVD. I am not sure but the DVD may have more music than the cds ? Mule is great.

Been listening to the BEYOND MAGNETIC EP a bunch of times over the past couple of days... it's a decent listen but I wonder if I would've bothered with it if it hadn't been so cheap.

The track "Just A Bullet Away" gave me a great idea for a new drinking game though... every time you hear James mention "a revolver," take a shot. I swear he must repeat that word about 100 times so you'll be thoroughly schnockered (or possibly puking) by the end of the song.

I listened to it, but decided that $4.99 was too much for it, if it was $1.98 I'd buy it.

S.D. wrote:

I listened to it, but decided that $4.99 was too much for it, if it was $1.98 I'd buy it.

That shouldn't be too long. Check Amazon.

Metallica's is getting ready to start making some new music in the not too distant future. Guitarist Kirk Hammett tells Billboard, "We're going to seriously start thinking about making a new album soon. We have tons of ideas, and that really is never a problem. We never have a lack of ideas -- if anything, the problem is we have too many ideas. But, yeah... it's something we're gonna start thinking pretty seriously about here. In about a couple months or so we're gonna seriously start working it out."


Metallica is also focused on the December 10th release of Quebec Magnetic, a two-DVD/Blu-ray concert set filmed by Wayne Isham over two nights in October of 2009 in Quebec City -- which will also be Metallica's first self-released project. "We just played two really phenomenal shows. They were outrageously great and the audience was great and we had a bunch of people filming it," Hammett recalls. "We felt like we're really doing a disservice just sitting on this great live footage, so we decided to put it out." Quebec Magnetic will feature one entire show and eight bonus songs taken from the other performance.

The band's 3D movie, directed by Nimrod Antal is due out in the summer of 2013, will combine performance footage from August at Rogers Arena in Vancouver with what Hammett describes as "a storyline that weaves in and out of the film...but there's no real dialogue. The storyline actually involves the band, and it's a very cool thing. I'm really looking forward to it." The film will feature professional actors, including Dean DeHaan ("Chronicle," "Lawless," HBO's "True Blood") as "a Metallica fan, and his performance is just as intense as our own performance."


Read more at Billboard.

Metallica now owns all of their master recordings and has started Blacken Recordings as their record label. It will be distributed though the home of all things nostalgic Rhino:

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=183010&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

METALLICA announced today that they have taken ownership of all their master recordings including all music and long-form videos, a move almost unprecedented for musicians signed to recording contracts. Under provision of their renegotiated joint venture agreement with the Warner Music Group in 1994, all masters revert back to the band as of today, November 30, 2012.

"We would like to thank everyone at the Warner Music Group for 28 years of a fantastic relationship, particularly since 1994 where we truly felt we had partners in every aspect of our business in North America," said the band's James Hetfield.

METALLICA also announced the launch of their new record label, Blackened Recordings. Blackened Recordings was created by the band as a home for all of their recordings, both audio and visual, and anything else that suits them. Blackened Recordings will handle all marketing and promotion duties and will enter into a deal with Rhino Entertainment, who will manufacture and distribute its releases in North America. Blackened Recordings will license their releases to the Universal Music Group internationally.

"It's always been about control for us as a band," said METALLICA's Lars Ulrich. "Forming Blackened Recordings is the ultimate in independence, giving us 100% control and putting us in the driver's seat of our own creative destiny."

The first release from Blackened will be "Quebec Magnetic" on Monday, December 10, 2012. "Quebec Magnetic" is a live DVD capturing the two World Magnetic live shows from Quebec City in the fall of 2009. The setlist for the DVD was voted on by over 35,000 fans at Metallica.com this past September. Fans can order it from the band's web site, www.metallica.com.

A message from METALLICA to the band's fans: "We like to make it a point here not to bore you with the not-so-exciting business aspects of making and sharing music, but we're so psyched about our new adventure that we just had to tell you about it as we officially launch our very own record label, Blackened Recordings.

"Some of you, who have followed along throughout the years, are aware that in 1994 we renegotiated our contract with the Warner Music Group, which resulted in a joint venture with our record company for releasing all of our recordings including longform videos. Per that agreement, as of today we have taken ownership of all of our master recordings and Blackened Recordings will be the home of all of our current albums and videos along with all future releases including the December 10 release of the 'Quebec Magnetic' DVD and Blu-ray.

"You may have heard us say it once or twice or a thousand times before, but it's always been about us taking control of all things 'TALLICA to give you 110% on every single level every single time. Forming Blackened Recordings is the ultimate in independence, putting us in the driver's seat of our own creative destiny. We're looking forward to making more music and getting it all out to you in our own unique way."

Metallica already had 100% artistic control when they were still with Elektra, that was written into their contract.

As long as they continue to work with Rick "audio butcher" Rubin I have 0% faith that their recordings will sound good.

S.D. wrote:

Metallica already had 100% artistic control when they were still with Elektra, that was written into their contract.

As long as they continue to work with Rick "audio butcher" Rubin I have 0% faith that their recordings will sound good.

Exactly. Also, didn't Metallica have the highest royalty rate in the industry?

Let's hope that Blackened Records makes "Tallica" better songwriters

That's a lot of hope though Beyond Magnetic has some decent stuff.

S.D. wrote:

Metallica already had 100% artistic control when they were still with Elektra, that was written into their contract.

As long as they continue to work with Rick "audio butcher" Rubin I have 0% faith that their recordings will sound good.

LOL!!!!! I wonder how much louder he can make the next album over DM........... Well, it will take them at least a year to write a new album.....

I wonder what brand of trash cans will be used on the new album.